Hibbert, Ontario (1871 census)
Hibbert was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,416. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.452°N, 81.331°W.
Population
In 1871, Hibbert had a population of 3,416: 1,761 male and 1,655 female residents. Population density was 48.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,191 |
| 1861 | 2,848 |
| 1871 | 3,416 |
| 1881 | 3,394 |
| 1891 | 2,636 |
| 1901 | 2,400 |
| 1911 | 2,187 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hibbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 562 |
| Number of females | 1,655 |
| Number of males | 1,761 |
| Number of married females | 487 |
| Number of married males | 487 |
| Number of married persons | 974 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 3,416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,111 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,250 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,361 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 557 |
| Number of occupied houses | 557 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 35,456 |
| BWT BU | 57 |
| CRN BU | 428 |
| HAY AC | 5,180 |
| HAY TONS | 4,711 |
| OAT BU | 83,194 |
| PEA BU | 31,458 |
| POT AC | 371 |
| POT BU | 28,589 |
| Total area (acres) | 42,306 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,390 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,762 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,892 |
| AREA | 42,306 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| CD | 29 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 562 |
| FEMALE | 1,655 |
| GRA BU | 225 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 557 |
| INHABITED | 557 |
| MALE | 1,761 |
| MARRIED F | 487 |
| MARRIED M | 487 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 974 |
| POPULATION | 3,416 |
| ROOT BU | 17,870 |
| SINGLE F | 1,111 |
| SINGLE M | 1,250 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,361 |
| TUR BU | 76,214 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261744
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Hibbert, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hibbert-on029003-1871/.